Brighton and Hove has received £150 million in the last five years to regenerate the city and reduce both poverty and deprivation.

More is likely to follow, including almost £50 million in East Brighton in ten years to improve estates such as Whitehawk and Moulsecoomb.

This cash is highly welcome, whether it goes into projects such as restoring the Dome or to rejuvenating the community in the Hangleton and Knoll areas of Hove.

But because it has arrived from different sources, including the National Lottery and the Single Regeneration Budget, it's apparently hard to keep a consistent check on how the money is spent.

In some cases, especially with European cash, there is a huge amount of bureaucracy involved. National Lottery restrictions have in the past caused problems with major schemes such as renovating the West Pier.

Yet some councillors fear that - as with other projects - controls have been too lax with the result that not everyone knows where the money has gone.

What's needed is a consistent approach and it's good news that the Government is arranging for new strategic partnerships to be set up by councils to monitor the spending.

Brighton and Hove must ensure its partnership is effective without being too expensive or bound up with red tape.